Statement of the Movement of Afghanistan Women in Exile: In Response to the Arrest of Girls and Women in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul

Statement of the Movement of Afghanistan Women in Exile: In Response to the Arrest of Girls and Women in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul

We emphasize that depriving women of their rights to education, work, freedom of movement, and public participation is a flagrant violation of fundamental human rights and contradicts Afghanistan's obligations as a member of the United Nations under international treaties and conventions. According to Article 24 of the 2004 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: [statement continues on article page]

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